INTERVIEW: Could a new UN declaration protect aid workers amid the growing death toll?

More than 100 states have signed an Australian-led declaration to protect aid workers. Australian Red Cross CEO Andrew Colvin explains what the declaration is aiming to achieve.

Australian Red Cross Andrew Colvin Source: Supplied / Australian Red Cross

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Australia's Red Cross has led the signing of a declaration to protect humanitarian aid workers.

More than 100 countries signed the declaration this week during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Australian Red Cross CEO Andrew Colvin spoke to reporter Alexandra Jones about why the Declaration on the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel is critical to ensuring the protection of aid workers.